San Bernardino hit-and-run victim dies

SAN BERNARDINO -- A hit-and-run victim who was clinging to life at a hospital for a week died of her injuries Saturday.

Mary Paula Avalos, 51, of San Bernardino had been hospitalized at Loma Linda University Medical Center since an Oct. 20 crash at the corner of 13th and E streets.

Police said she was crossing E Street when she was struck by a driver in a dark Acura. The man behind the wheel slowed down as if he was going to stop, but then drove away. The driver abandoned the vehicle nearby and fled.